Ashe County waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Alleghany Trojans 3-0. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in August.
Ashe County's got stronger as the match went on, holding Alleghany to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-10.
Jose Cheek
| 09/18/25 vs Alleghany | 7 |
| 09/09/25 vs East Wilkes | 5 |
| 09/06/25 vs East Rowan | 5 |
| 09/02/25 vs North Wilkes | 4 |
| 08/20/25 @ West Rowan | 3 |
Ashe County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jose Cheek, who had seven aces and three digs. Those seven aces gave Cheek a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Finley, who had eight kills, seven digs, and four aces.
They weren't the only good server: Ashe County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Ashe County's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Alleghany, they dropped their record down to 1-13 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Ashe County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against West Henderson on the 19th. As for Alleghany, they will venture away from home to challenge Starmount at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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